[Antiracism] This Wed - Platanos & Collard Greens, 8pm in Bowker - free performance

[Mishy Leiblum]

All,

Please forward this posting widely - we brought this performance to UMass 
last year as well, and it was popular enough to bring back again.

If you're interested in bringing any youth / community groups to the 
performance, we can provide you with parking garage passes, and you're 
welcome to join us prior to the performance for a tour of campus, Antonio's 
pizza in the Latin American Cultural Center in Soutwest, etc.

Call 413.545.1288 and leave a message for more information, or email 
studentbridges at gmail.com
Mishy Leiblum, UMass Amherst


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***Please forward widely***

Platanos and Collard Greens
www.platanosandcollardgreens.com

THIS Wednesday, February 21st 2007 @ 8pm
Bowker Auditorium @ UMass-Amherst
Free and Open to the Public

"I've been waiting for this play for 35 years." -- FELIPE LUCIANO, original 
member of the Last Poets and Chairman of the Young Lords

In honor of Black History Month, we would like to invite you to join us for 
a performance of Platanos and Collard Greens: an intellectual, romantic 
comedy that examines stereotypes, cultural differences and similarities 
between Blacks and Latinos.

Platanos & Collard Greens tells the story of two college students, Freeman, 
an African-American man, and Angelita, a Latina woman, both forced to 
confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices, while defending their 
bond from the biases held by family and friends.

Platanos tactfully addresses stereotypes, prejudices, and urban myths that 
exist between African-Americans and Latinos within the context of Hip Hop, 
humor, and satire. The play encourages the audience to evaluate the 
stereotypes of Black men as freakishly endowed and Latino women as sexually 
insatiable hot mulattas and aesthetic superiors. Playwright David Lamb 
displays these common yet outrageous viewpoints while humorously and deftly 
shooting them down and poetically exposing them justly as misrepresentations 
of reality. The audience is likely to question conventional attitudes held 
about themselves and others.

David Lamb is an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College in NYC, where he 
teaches courses on Society and Hip Hop Culture. Platanos has been performed 
at colleges and universities from Maryland to California to Illinois to 
Rhode Island and - of course - New York.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 @ 8pm
Bowker Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Free and Open to the Public

"Asks if love between a Black man and Latina woman can survive".
-- VIBE MAGAZINE

"Lamb shows his chops...[Platanos] asks audiences whether blacks and Latinos 
should love one another."
-- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Reservations:
Ticket reservations are not available, but Bowker Auditorium has a large 
seating capacity. However, we urge you to arrive at least 10 minutes prior 
to the performance.

Parking:
You may park in the UMass Parking Garage for $3 dollars per vehicle. 
Alternately, you may park in the lot beside the Mullins Center and walk up a 
short hill to Bowker Auditorium. A map of the campus is available at 
www.umass.edu/umhome/visit_campus/maps.html

UMass-Amherst Sponsors:
Collegiate Committee for the Education of Black and other Minority Students 
(CCEBMS), Student Bridges, Student Government Association, African, Latin@, 
Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American (ALANA) Caucus, ALANAI Honor 
Society, Center for Student Development, Office of Programs and Support for 
ALANA Students (OPSAS), and the Malcolm X Cultural Center